Thursday 13 January 2011

Museum of the History of Science

The Museum of the History of Science on Broad Street in Oxford occupies a building constructed for the original Asmolean Collection - the world's first public museum. It is next to the Sheldonian Theatre, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. It is surrounded by the sculptured heads of Greek philosophers. Inside the museum, I found Einstein's chalk board - he delivered a lecture at the university many years ago. They preserved the board. Sorry about the pictures - no camera flash allowed. More to follow about this trip.